Life with Jerry Williams

Jerry reaches into the archive for an interview with Toby Mac from October 2015. Toby had just released the “This Is Not A Test” project and was touring. They talk about the then recent loss of Toby’s dad, the possibility of a dc Talk reunion and how Toby views music as a river that he wants to keep floating along in.

Jerry shares thoughts generated by a recent trip to visit family, and how the commandment with a promise impacts family relationships.

On this episode Jerry shares this week’s good news and some thoughts on what it means to be called by Jesus.

As we begin a new year and say good-bye to one of the most trying years in recent memory, Jerry shares reasons to have hope.

On the next episode Jerry shares a conversation with an old friend, artist and author Kathy Troccoli.

Jerry takes a quick look back at this year’s podcast and shares some reflections on reflections.

He had a wonderful life, but didn’t appreciate it until it was taken from him. In this final episode focusing on Christmas, Jerry looks at the character of George Bailey from the classic movie “It’s A Wonderful Life.” Plus Jerry investigates the reasons we say “Merry” Christmas and how the plan for the original Christmas came to be.

Jerry takes a look at the role of Mary, mother of Jesus, in the original Christmas story and her place in the life of the church today. Plus the story behind another Christmas tradition and the symmetry in the Christmas story.

In this second episode of Jerry’s focus on characters associated with Christmas, he shares about the one character in Christmas lore with whom he most readily identifies. And a new Christmas feature, the story behind the Christmas tradition. In this episode, the Christmas tree.

Jerry starts a mini-series of episodes focused on Christmas. In this episode he looks into the story of one of the most pivotal yet often overlooked characters in the Christmas story.

Glen Campbell is featured on this week’s episode. Jerry shares a conversation he had with Glen in 1991, shortly after Glen released a Christian album. They discuss Glen’s faith, his background, including the TV show The Glen Campbell Good Time Hour, his time on the set of True Grit with John Wayne and more.

Jerry goes back to the archive for an interview with Luke Smallbone of the band For King & Country. The interview took place in January 2016. The band was going to be part of Winter Jam and would play Atlanta the day before the Super Bowl, which lead to a brief discussion about American football. They also talked about some of the wacky things the band had been up to and how they’ve been handling all of the attention For King & Country has garnered.

And Jerry reminisces about the late New York Yankees great Whitey Ford.

See the video of For King & Country performing on a Southwest flight here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8JSWnEMB4U

You can see the details of the auction of the original Rudolph and Santa puppets used in the original 1964 stop action TV special “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” here: https://profilesinhistory.com/auctions/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-auction-126/

Jerry talks with Jack Griffin, the founder of the Food Finder app and website and one of the 30 people featured by Lay’s Potato Chips in this year’s Smile With Lay’s campaign to raise funds and awareness for Operation Smile. Find out more about Food Finder here: https://foodfinder.us/

You can vote for the movie “I Still Believe,” based on the life of Jeremy Camp. It’s been nominated for a Peoples’ Choice Award. Vote here: https://pca.eonline.com/movies/the-drama-movie-of-2020

Jerry goes back into the archives nine years for a chat about becoming a grandfather and the challenges of celebrating Christmas with a family spread out over two continents with Steven Curtis Chapman. And, of course, there’s this week’s good news and some thoughts on overcoming evil in this episode of Life With Jerry Williams.

Here’s the link to the website with the schedule of all the Christmas movies and specials on TV this year: https://christmastvschedule.com/

On the next episode, a conversation with Jerry’s dad on the occasion of the publishing of his first book, “Been There, Done That.” That innterview was recorded on 5/16/17, and Jerry’s dad would die on 9/8/17.

They met in the parking lot of a radio station in the early 2000s. Matthew West was cooking up burgers on a charcoal grill, trying to win his way into the hearts of radio program directors. That’s how Jerry met him. In this episode Jerry shares some archive interview segments with Matthew, plus this week’s good news.

In this episode Jerry talks with Bill and Betty Murphy who recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. The couple shares their story and some advice for maintaining a loving, healthy and happy marriage. , Jerry also has details on the National Honey Board’s Queen’s Choice Awards, and of course, there’s this week’s good news.

See the full list of winners from the National Honey Board's Queen's Choice Awards here: http://queenschoiceawards.com/

In this episode Jerry talks with singer/songwriter Jeremy Camp about the changes Jeremy has seen since he began recording and what he and his family do when he’s not on the road. Jerry also shares some thoughts on our responsibility to recognize and meet needs, and of course, there’s this week’s good news.

Here's the link to Vin Scully's Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/TheVinScully

Zach Williams is Jerry’s guest this week and he shares about his side hustle as wannabe chef and cookbook author.

Interested in learning more about Apitourism (a travel concept combining bees, beekeeping and memorable journeys)? Check out this article on honey.com: https://www.honey.com/blog/apitourism-a-sweet-travel-trend

Here’s the link to the station in the UK that’s been playing all Christmas music since August 25. You’ll need a UK postal code to be able to stream it. https://planetradio.co.uk/magic-christmas/

Jerry pulls another conversation out of the archives, this time with the incomparable Amy Grant. They discuss how Amy keeps busy when she's not in the studio or on the road.

If you have a romantic “How We Met” story that you’d like to share, email Jerry with details at podcast@jerrywilliamsmedia.com.

Keep up with Jerry on his blog for The JOY FM: https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/jerry/blog/

Jerry features highlights from conversations with three comedians from Season 2: Juan Devevo, who also happens to be the guitar player for Casting Crowns, Michael Jr., and Jeannie Gaffigan, wife and writing partner of Jim Gaffigan.

Keep up with Jerry on his website: http://jerrywilliamsmedia.com/ and his blog on The JOY FM website: https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/jerry/blog/

Carmen Brown of The Morning Cruise on The JOY FM joins Jerry to share her faith journey, from daughter of the town drunk to one of the most respected people in radio today.

Find out more about:

Carmen’s podcast, “Off-Air With Carmen”
https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/carmen/podcast/

Information on Team Freedom
https://youtu.be/zUxUJ5ogSEc

Hope For Justice
https://hopeforjustice.org/

Jerry shares some thoughts on anger, especially in light of recent events in America.

Check out Jerry's blog on The JOY FM website: https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/jerry/blog/

Jerry is joined by co-worker Benji Shepherd. Benji and Jerry, along with Rob Langer, co-host The Finding Joy Podcast (link below). On this episode the discussion looks at the value of self examination, a support system and shared experiences.

Find out more about Benji on an episode of The Jules Show Podcast here: https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/jules/blog/2019/01/17/benjis-god-story-for-addition-to-redemption/

And here's the link to The Finding Joy Podcast: https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/finding-joy/podcast/

On this episode Jerry talks with co-worker Jules, and explains why he has started calling her "Schultz." Jules talks about life as the mom of 3 young daughters dealing with COVID-19 and more.

You can hear Jules' podcast, "The Jules Show Podcast," here: https://georgia.thejoyfm.com/jules/blog/

This episode was recorded via a Zoom meeting, so there's video and the plan is to have some bonus material available soon on the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/jerrywilliamsmedia

Jerry talks with two teachers, who just happen to be his brother Michael and sister Deborah, about how they're keeping their students engaged through online learning. Recorded via Zoom, which means video, so there's bonus material coming.